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Marking errors were found in tomato seeds
Tomato seeds were tested by the National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nébih), five samples had problems with seed counts and three labeling errors were found in three cases, the agency...
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Analysts: a significant increase in real earnings even without arms money
Excluding the effect of the payment of arms money corresponding to the six-month salary of law enforcement officers, real wages also increased significantly, despite high inflation, analysts reporting to MTI...
Read moreGfK’s German consumer sentiment index deteriorated more than expected in May
GfK’s German consumer sentiment index, which deteriorated more than expected to a historic low, fell in May, mainly due to inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The consumer sentiment...
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ITM: the number of jobseekers drop by nearly 10,000 in one month
The number of jobseekers decreased by almost 10,000 in April, and after the first quarter of 2022, the number of registered jobseekers was much better in April than in the...
Read moreEurostat: life expectancy has slightly reduced in the EU
Compared to the previous year, it decreased slightly by 0.9 years, falling from 81.3 to 80.4 years of life expectancy at birth in the European Union in 2020, the decline...
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K&H: SMEs do not seem to be in doubt over Ukraine-Russia conflict
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Research: Hungarians love coupons, a third of shoppers wait for a good offer
More than a third of Hungarians have already postponed their purchases so that they can later purchase a product cheaper with a coupon, and 40% of them have bought something...
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Generali’s successful SME sustainability application can be applied for again
EnterPRIZE, a comprehensive international sustainability competition launched by generali group, aims to support small and medium-sized enterprises, while promoting economic stabilisation, promoting the development of SMEs and supporting their sustainability...
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(HU) 3 sztereotípia az online vásárlásról, amit megdönt egy kutatás
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Neglect is the reason behind more than half of the hacks in corporate networks
The number and cost of threats from within the company is constantly increasing. According to a survey by the U.S. Ponemon Institute, nearly two-thirds of companies are forced to deal...
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Employing people with disabilities: value and opportunity
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Milk drinks: White, black and brown …
Going round in circles You can choose from more and more ‘colours’ in the rapidly developing milk drink category. Iced coffee is the engine of growth in the milk and...
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Soaring cereal prices
According to PÁIR data from the Research Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI), on the fourth week of March wheat’s price (without VAT and transportation costs) was HUF 117.7 thousand/tonne, 59%...
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PLMA news – Private label meetings online and offline
PLMAGLOBAL On 28-31 March the PLMAGLOBAL Private Label Trade Show took place online. This can be the perfect addition to the events with physical presence: purchasing managers all over the...
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PLMA News in brief
COOP Sweden is experimenting with a new store format, called X:-tra, where the focus is on communicating ‘low prices every day’. The chain will start with 70 stores in 2022. Penny reported...
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Tesco helps local communities
In the tenth round of the ‘You choose, we help’ programme of Tesco, customers voted on various projects with more than 2.1 million tokens between 17 January and 13 February. Tesco will...
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Eight million kilograms of food for people in need
Food Bank already collects leftover food from 406 grocery stores and 132 food distributors. In 2021 the organisation saved 8 million kilograms of food, helping 250,000 people in need and...
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France cuts the nitrite content of processed meats
French parliament has approved a bill that seeks to gradually reduce the use of nitrite in cured meats. Plus the new act has ordered a review of the potential health...
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Indotek Group invests in ELO
On 24 March ELO (a holding owned by Auchan Retail Holding and New Immo Holding) signed a strategic partnership agreement with Indotek Group. According to this, Indotek acquires a 47% stake...
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Júlio and Júlia collect HUF 16m
Auchan Magyarország’s iconic plush beavers, Júlio and Júlia, collected HUF 16m for the 2nd Paediatric Clinic of Semmelweis University at the end of last year, as part of the retailer’s...
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Kindergarten director named as the first Fruit-Vegetable Hero
Balázs Győrffy, president of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) gave the main prize –100kg of fruit and vegetables, seed packs and children’s gardening tools – of the #FruitVegetableHero competition...
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Falusi Kosár and DoDo team up for the market entry of small famers
Start-up Falusi Kosár and artificial intelligence based delivery service provider DoDo have joined forces, to take the products of small farmers to city dwellers: orders placed in the online shop...
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New Rossmann commercial uses CGI technology
Rossmann has shot a special commercial, in which a ‘real’ centaur is walking around a Rossmann store, bringing the best promotions to the drugstore chain’s customers. The centaur is featured...
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Pepsi suppliers to switch to green energy
PepsiCo and Schneider Electric’s new initiative, pep+REnew seeks to provide the supplier partners of the soft drink maker with renewable energy. The first green energy buyer groups are likely to form...
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SPAR’s turnover neared HUF 800bn last year
In 2021 sales by SPAR Magyarország represented a value of HUF 791.8bn, having grown by 7.2% from the 2020 level – the retailer announced at a press conference on 24...
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Pick Szeged and University of Szeged complete joint project
The joint research and development project of Pick Szeged Zrt. and the University of Szeged – which the two parties launched back in 2017 – has come to an end....
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Kometa’s capacity expansion commences
Kometa 99 Zrt. has started doubling its production capacity. The development project has a budget of HUF 30.81bn, from which HUF 10.88bn is government funding. Once the project is completed,...
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Anuga HORIZON – another hybrid event by Koelnmesse
Koelnmesse is launching a new hybrid event, called Anuga HORIZON. The new trade show will examine solutions for future challenges facing the food and beverage industry. Building on the success...
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(HU) Nincs többé automatikus blokknyomtatás a svájci Coop üzletekben
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Lidl Plus app arrives in Serbia
Consumers are using the Lidl Plus app in more than 25 countries around the world. Lidl has now expanded its customer loyalty programme to Serbia, by launching the Lidl Plus...
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